Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19

[Polybius]

Source: CNN

(CNN)Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife are both hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19.

"Doctors are currently monitoring the condition of both," the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) said in a statement Saturday. "Anyone who has been around either of them for the last five or six days should follow the CDC guidelines."

Jackson, 79, and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, 77, are currently at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the statement said.

In February, the civil rights leader underwent successful surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort. In 2017, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder with no cure.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/21/us/rev-jesse-jackson-wife-hospitalized-coronavirus/index.html

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[captain queeg]

1. Were they vaccinated?

[texasfiddler]

2. Yes

[former9thward]

20. His wife was not.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jesse-jackson-wife-jacqueline-responding-positively-covid-19-treatment-n1277419

[luckone]

3. He did his first vac shot with the media to

encourage others to get the shots
I’m quite sure his wife was also
Wishing them both a speedy recovery

[former9thward]

21. His wife was not.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jesse-jackson-wife-jacqueline-responding-positively-covid-19-treatment-n1277419

[madville]

6. Back in January with the Pfizer vaccine

So after 8 months and the emergence of Delta, it looks like the effectiveness has waned for many and a booster or reengineered vaccine is going to be needed.

[captain queeg]

11. I got the Pfizer. Will get booster as soon as I can

I think I got mine in April if I remember correctly.

[orleans]

9. chicago's wgn just reported that they weren't able to find out/verify if his wife

had been vaccinated

on edit
from their online news
"No one associated with Rev. Jackson agreed to an interview Saturday night, though they did say they were unsure of the vaccination status of Jacqueline Jackson."

https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/jesse-jackson-sr-jacqueline-jackson-test-positive-for-covid-19-currently-hospitalized-at-northwestern/

[Jose Garcia]

19. Rev. Jackson was vaccinated, but his wife was not

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc7chicago.com/amp/rev-jesse-jackson-covid-wife-reverend/10969032/

[orangecrush]

4. Get well soon!

Hope they are o.k..

[Bo Zarts]

5. My late father-in-law treated the Rev. Jesse Jackson's football injury way back when ..

Jackson had a significant injury when he played for Mississippi State University. My F-I-L was an orthopedic surgeon in Jackson's hometown of Greenville, SC, and treated him there over several years in the 1960s.

[Hekate]

15. I never knew he played football. Did your FIL like him? Did he follow his subsequent career...

… with interest?

He came to speak at UCSB when I worked there, and I got to hear part of his speech at the plaza. I was hoping to be able to shake his hand when it was all over, but being a worker-bee and not a student I had to leave before he was done.

[Moebym]

7. Wishing them a speedy recovery.

I hope their cases will turn out to be relatively mild.

[Hekate]

12. Why would you even say that? He's almost 80 and has Parkinson's.She's of similar age. Given all that

…they are at risk for death.

Thank you for your kind thoughts for a great man.

[LenaBaby61]

14. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[Ghost Dog]

16. Well, no article I read mentions the seriousness of their symptoms.

Here in Spain the public health system will only hospitalise cases with very serious symptoms, whatever your age. So I was wondering. Your system is different, of course. I hope they do OK.

[soldierant]

18. Every state has its own system

with some commonalities, but thereare more differences than similarities.

Plus not all states have hospitals as overwhelmed as some states are. Someone who lives in Chicago and is following the progress of CoViD would have a better idea than I have living in Colorad as to who is getting hospitalized there and who is not.

[walkingman]

10. Get well soon, Jesse! I actually met him in Austin in 1992 when

he came to Austin to support the "Cablevision" (now Time Warner) Strike in 1992. Our office was in the same complex as Cablevision. He walked pickett with the workers. They has never had a strike but Cablevision decided they would stop payroll deduction of union dues thus provoking the strike which lasted for 6 months. The NLRB ruled "unfair labor practices" but their intent was clear - get replacement workers.

Just another of the nasty anti-union practices of the Southern "Right-To-Work" States. The anti-union movement was in full swing after the Asshat Reagan decided that workers were not important and greed was all that counted.

The destruction of the middle-class was the GOP's top priority for decades.

[Hekate]

13. Best wishes for a full recovery for Rev and Mrs Jackson

[riversedge]

17. I wish them well. It didn't have to be this way-except for the stupid selfish people who

would and will not get vaccinated.

[Polybius]

23. I don't think Jacqueline Jackson is stupid at all

Big mistake for not being vaccinated though.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jesse-jackson-wife-jacqueline-responding-positively-covid-19-treatment-n1277419

[Polybius]

22. Damn, his wife isn't vaccinated

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jesse-jackson-wife-jacqueline-responding-positively-covid-19-treatment-n1277419

[XanaDUer2]

24. Recc'd nt